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Author: Donncha

  • Girona Cathedral

    Girona Cathedral

    I should have done more research before visiting Girona. I would have found out it was used as a filming location for Game of Thrones. As it is, I walked up a cobbled street, rounded a bend, under an archway and saw the magnificent Cathedral, the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Girona, before me.

    The staircase is instantly recognisable if you have watched Game of Thrones, and according to that site I linked above, they used several locations around the old city.

    Girona Cathedral

    The view from the front of the Cathedral doesn’t quite match what viewers saw in Game of Thrones. The sea and a much bigger courtyard appear in the show.

    The view from Girona Cathedral

    Buildings surround the Cathedral, with shuttered rooms and small balconies.

    I really want to come back some time. The old city is full of atmosphere and narrow streets.


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  • Just Another Ticket

    Just Another Ticket

    A busy Garda, Dublin. June 2004.

    Gardai have a shit job but I wonder what this person did to deserve a write-up? Drunk in public? Homeless? I hope she was taking notes to help this person.


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  • Hurling in the sky

    Hurling in the sky

    The mural of a hurler on Anglesea Street on a bright July afternoon. Always great to see this when I walk or drive past. The last time I photographed this mural was in the depths of winter last January!

    ACHES did a great job on this one!


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  • The Devil’s Coach Horse

    The Devil's Coach Horse

    I spotted this nasty looking fella on a trail in Killarney last weekend. We hoped to catch the rutting but the weather was terrible, and stags were shy. No fights but a few photos to post later..

    Anyway, this guy was huge! This page says they’re about 2.8 cm, but I swear he was bigger. His tail comes up like a scorpion, and he scampered quickly across the ground, making him hard to photograph.

    A ferocious and fast predator, the Devil’s coach horse beetle hunts invertebrates after dark in gardens and on grasslands. It is well-known for curling up its abdomen like the tail of a scorpion when defending itself.

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    I don’t think I’ve ever seen a beetle like this before, but apparently they’re common!


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  • Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022

    Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022
    Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022

    A few photos from the Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon today. Well done to the runners!

    Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022
    Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022
    Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022
    Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022
    Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022
    Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022
    Stone Mad Blarney Half-Marathon 2022

    You can find a full album of all 352 images here on the race Facebook page.


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  • Look up Girona

    Look up Girona

    We arrived in Girona on a blisteringly hot day. The temperature display in the car said 39C. We had to park in an area without shade, but whenever we could, we walked in the welcome shade of the buildings of this beautiful Spanish city.


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  • Mad about Cork Derilicition

    Mad about Cork Derilicition

    In the midst of a housing crisis and buildings up and down the country are left empty and rotting away.

    Follow Frank O’Connor and Jude Sharry on Twitter. The Derelict Ireland hashtag is full of photos of crumbling or boarded up buildings all over the country.

    Meanwhile, people live, 6 to a tiny room, in Dublin because that’s all they can afford. There’s something really twisted and greedy about Ireland.

    One of my Brazilian friends lives in a one bedroom apartment with 5 other Brazilian girls paying 400 euro each…. That’s above what the landlord would get if they just rented it to a couple, I don’t understand how it’s legal. They have bunk beds in a tiny room. It’s inhumane.

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  • The Lights of Llafranc

    The Lights of Llafranc

    The lights of Llafranc in Spain shine brightly near 1am in the morning after a wedding ceremony in a nearby hotel.

    Swimming there was a highlight of the year for me. Lovely calm and warm waters. As it’s the Mediterranean, there was barely any tide, so you could be sure how much beach was there at any one time!


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  • One dog wants to be friends

    One dog wants to be friends

    One dog wants to be friends, the other one isn’t quite so sure!


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  • Checking for the Chicago Tribune

    Checking for the Chicago Tribune

    A passer-by checks the front page of the Chicago Tribune in a neighbourhood kiosk, July 2003.

    I can’t imagine those kiosks are still there, considering the financial troubles newspapers have gone through in the last 19 years since this photo was taken.


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  • Ned the donkey

    Ned the donkey

    Ned, a donkey that lived in the grounds of Blarney Castle, in 2016.


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  • Ices and Chat

    Ices and Chat

    Enjoying ice lollies in Coventry on a hot June afternoon.


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